40 Heller

Pfarrkirchen bei Bad Hall is a small parish commune in the Steyr-Land district, and its 1920 Heller notes belong to the vast wave of Austrian municipal Notgeld issued after the collapse of the Habsburg economy left small communities unable to obtain adequate coin for everyday transactions. The 40 Heller denomination is one of the more practical mid-range values in this series — low enough for actual daily use, not a prestige piece issued purely for collectors.

Druckerei Prietzel in Steyr handled a significant volume of Upper Austrian municipal emergency currency during this period, which means production quality is generally competent but unspectacular. The official seal serves as the sole security measure — thin protection, but counterfeiting hyperlocal Notgeld was rarely worth the effort.